‘I hope to give our fans an exciting race’ – Marc Márquez

After leaving without any point in Italy, Marc Márquez enters his home round, the Catalunya GP, ​​with the natural goal of returning to good results and then adding more points to the lead of the MotoGP World Championship – which can lose to Valentino Rossi if he ends below 13th place.

The Honda man is thrilled to be going to Barcelona, ​​starting by talking about the support he expects from the fans: ‘I’m very happy anytime we race at home, in front of our fans, and I hope to give them an exciting race on Sunday, as that special atmosphere always gives you extra energy’.

Next, Márquez spoke with the recent tests on the stage of this race, as well as the impressions of the changes made to the catalan track: ‘We had a good test in Catalunya a few weeks ago, when we also had the chance to check out the layout, in particular the final section, which has been revised. I think they also did a really good job with the resurfacing: the tarmac now has very good grip and is very nice to ride on, even if the F1 cars are already starting to affect it by creating bumps at some of the braking points’.

He added: ‘The kerbs are still one of the track’s most challenging aspects; the inside kerbs are very high, and it’s a bit difficult to adapt your riding style to that. That said, it’s a nice track and we’ll try to make the best of it and fight for the podium again’.